Users Guide

– In Configuration Manager 2012, under Devices.

2. Right-click on All Dell Lifecycle Controller Servers and select Dell Lifecycle Controller → Launch Config Utility .

NOTE:

You can launch Config Utility for any collection.

3. In the Dell Lifecycle Controller Configuration Utility window, select Create new Lifecycle Controller Boot Media on

the left-hand pane.

4. Click Browse and select the bootable ISO that you created. For more information, see Creating a Task Sequence

Media Bootable ISO.

5. Specify the folder/path to save the Dell Lifecycle Controller boot media.

NOTE: It is recommended to save the boot media to the local drive, and if required copy it to a network

location.

6. Click Create.

Setting a Default Share Location for the Lifecycle Controller Boot Media

To set a default share location for the Lifecycle Controller boot media:

1. From the Configuration Manager console, do the following:

– From the Configuration Manager 2007 console:

1. Select System Center Configuration Manager → Site Database → Site Management → <site server

name> → Site Settings → Component Configuration.

2. In the Component Configuration window, right-click Out of Band Management and select Properties.

– From the Configuration Manager 2012 console:

* Select Administration → Site Configuration → Sites → Right-click <site server name> →

Configure Site Components → Out of Band Management.

The Out of Band Management Component Properties window is displayed.

2. Click the Dell Lifecycle Controller tab.

3. Under Default Share Location for Custom Lifecycle Controller Boot Media, click Modify to modify the default share

location of the custom Lifecycle Controller boot media.

4. In the Modify Share Information window, enter a new share name and share path.

5. Click OK.

Configuring Hardware And Deploying the Operating System

Remote operating system deployment is the ability to execute an unattended installation of a target operating system on

any auto-discovered system using Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC).

This feature:

• Updates the firmware from a Dell repository.

• Makes changes to the hardware configuration.

• Enables you to apply a NIC or CNA profile to a set of target systems.

• Makes changes to the RAID configuration.

• Enables you to apply an Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller profile to a set of target systems.

• Enables you to select the advertisement and the operating system to be deployed.